Marcel Wenig

Marcel Wenig
Personal information
Full name Marcel Thomas Wenig
Date of birth (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 28
Youth career
TSV Mühlhof
–2017 1. FC Nürnberg
2017–2022 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Bayern Munich II 3 (1)
2022– Eintracht Frankfurt II 43 (9)
2022– Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (0)
2024 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Germany U18 2 (0)
2022 Germany U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:10, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Marcel Thomas Wenig (Greek: Μαρσέλ Τόμας Βένιγκ; born 4 May 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Club career

Bayern Munich

Being a product from 1. FC Nürnberg's academy, Wenig signed for Bayern Munich, aged 13. He joined the U15s team and rose through the ranks to the reserves team, FC Bayern Munich II. In the 2021–22 season he appeared three times in the Regionalliga Bayern, scoring a goal for Bayern II.

Eintracht Frankfurt

In February 2022, the midfielder signed for Eintracht Frankfurt his professional terms until 30 June 2025 and joins the Bundesliga team's first squad.[1] Being utilised primarily in the Eintracht reserves team, Eintracht Frankfurt II in the 5th tier Hessenliga and the U19 team in the UEFA Youth League, Wenig debuted in the Bundersliga as a substitute in October 2022 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Loan to 1. FC Nürnberg

On 8 January 2024, Wenig returned to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on loan until the end of the season.[2] Just two days later, he suffered an ACL injury in a friendly game.[3]

International career

Wenig was capped for Germany U18 in late March 2022 for test matches. In September 2022 he was called up for Germany U19 and played three matches in the Euro qualifiers. He is also eligible for Greece through his mother. On 8 November 2023 he received his first international call-up for Greece U21[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 3 1 — — 3 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Eintracht Frankfurt II 2022–23 Hessenliga 19 7 — — 19 7
2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 19 1 — — 19 1
Total 38 8 — — 38 8
Nürnberg (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 42 9 1 0 0 0 43 9
Notes

References

  1. ^ "Marcel Wenig kommt aus München". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Eintracht verleiht Marcel Wenig" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Wenig reist mit Knieverletzung ab" [Wenig leaves with a knee injury] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ Κλήσεις Εθνικής Ελπίδων